Yuracmarca District

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Yuracmarca District

Location of Yuracmarca in the Huaylas Province
Country
Region
Province		 Flag of Peru Peru
Ancash
Huaylas
Founded May 9, 1923
Capital Yuracmarca
Area
Elevation		 565.7 km2
1518m
Population
 - Total
 - Density
2,291 (2002 estimate)
4/km2 
Mayor Carlos Raul Hernandez Cottos (2007)
Subdivisions 1 village, 4 hamlets and 29 anexos
UBIGEO 021210
Website: www.muniyuracmarca.gob.pe

The Yuracmarca District is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Yuracmarca[1].

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[edit] Location

The district is located in the eastern part of the province at an elevation of 1,518m, 122km from the regions capital Huaraz and 55 km from the province's capital Caraz.

[edit] Political division

The Caraz District is divided into 1 village, 4 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 29 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):

[edit] Villages

  • Yuracmarca

[edit] Hamlets

  • El Cruce
  • Taruc Arca
  • Quitaracza
  • Santa Rosa

[edit] Capital

The capital of the Yuracmarca district is the village of Yuracmarca.

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Spanish) Official web site of the Yuracmarca district

[edit] External links


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